The European Commission (EC) is the executive branch of the European Union, playing a significant role in shaping and implementing space policies and activities. It manages the EU's Space Programme, which includes initiatives like Galileo (satellite navigation), Copernicus (Earth observation), and EGNOS. The EC fosters innovation and competitiveness in the European space industry by providing funding and support to companies and research institutions. It works with partners such as the European Space Agency (ESA) and the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) to ensure the program aligns with broader EU goals.
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Airbus’ anchor customer for EDRS-C is the European Commission, which uses the satellite for the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 series in the Copernicus program.
Under a pilot partnership with the European Space Agency, the European Commission could buy a launcher each year and award its capacity to highly innovative projects to accelerate innovation in Europe.
Thales Alenia Space received 400,000,000 EUR in 2015 to build Sentinel-1C and Sentinel-1D for the European Commission’s Copernicus system.
The RemoveDebris project is led by the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey and is co-funded by the European Commission.